Politics & Government

Army National Guard Center in Westminster Breaks Ground on Expansion Project

The $7.1 million addition will be 100 percent federally funded, according to a news release.

The adjutant general of Maryland, Maj. Gen. James A. Adkins, recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new addition and alteration to the Maryland Army National Guard readiness center on Hahn Road in Westminster.

This project is a 100 percent federally-funded, $7.1 million addition and alteration to the Major General Henry C. Evans Readiness Center, according to a news release.

This project will provide significantly enhanced operational and support space to help the 29th Military Police Company's state and federal missions. This unit was officially organized at Westminster in late 2009.

The previous unit housed in the readiness center was Battery A, 2nd Battalion 110th Field Artillery Regiment, a unit which saw distinguished service in both world wars. When the 29th Division was organized in October 1917, Battery A was formed from Soldiers of Company H, 1st Maryland Infantry, of Westminster. The roots of the Maryland National Guard-infantry, artillery, military police-run deep in Westminster.

The readiness center opened at its current 10-acre Hahn Road location in 1980, replacing the older World War I-era armory on Longwell Avenue. This project will renovate and expand the 33-year-old Major General Henry C. Evans Readiness Center to create a new facility which includes 16,019 square feet of new space.

Functional areas within the readiness center will include unit administrative offices, equipment storage space, a 5,800 square-foot assembly hall, a computerized weapons simulation center, a 1,300 square-foot kitchen, locker rooms, more than 2,600 square feet of classrooms, and other supporting spaces.

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The Maryland National Guard expects the facility to be completed in September 2014.

Information in this article taken from a news release and photos provided by the Army National Guard. 


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